Māris Sirmais

Choral conductor Māris Sirmais is a prominent figure in his home country, having founded the popular Kamer... Youth Choir in 1990. Sirmais remained its senior conductor until 2012, making it into an iconic group on the Latvian scene with a completely distinctive sound. In 1997, he became artistic director of the Latvian State Choir. His recording debut came in 2007 when he led the combined Kamer... choir and Latvian State Choir, together with the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, on an album featuring Giya Kancheli's Styx and John Tavener's The Myrrh-Bearer. In 2023, he and the Latvian State Choir released the album Credo.